Regal Beloit acquires Virginia firm

This is Regal Beloit's the third acquisition in past four months

Regal Beloit Corporation (NYSE: RBC) today announced that it has acquired Ramu, Inc., a motor and control technology company headquartered in Blacksburg, Virginia, backed by the venture capital firm Khosla Ventures.

Ramu, Inc. is a startup company founded by Krishnan Ramu with a research and development team dedicated to the development of switched reluctance motor
technology.

Switched reluctance technology is a unique motor design that is suitable
for applications requiring improved operating efficiencies, high operating speeds or high ambient temperature conditions. An additional strategic feature of switched reluctanceis that it does not utilize permanent magnet materials to create the operating torque ofthe motor.

Ramu, Inc.’s current management and technical leadership will continue to lead the
research and development efforts at Ramu, Inc., which will remain headquartered in
Blacksburg, Virginia. This team will be focused on expanding Ramu, Inc.’s current
portfolio of multiple patents and patent applications as well as integrating this
technology into Regal Beloit’s broad motor portfolio for commercialization across
multiple Regal Beloit brands.

“We see potential differentiated value for our customers if we are able to successfully integrate this technology into our energy efficiency motor portfolio,” said Henry Knueppel, chairman and chief executive officer of Beloit-Il. based Regal Beloit.

Regal Beloit Corporation is a manufacturer of mechanical and electrical motion control and power generation products serving markets throughout the world. RegalBeloit is headquartered in Beloit, Wisconsin, and has manufacturing, sales, and servicefacilities throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia. RegalBeloit’s common stock is a component of the S&P Mid Cap 400 Index and the Russell2000 Index.

This is the third acquisition announced by Regal-Beloit in the past few months.